Songwriter (8)
I believe the answer is:
lyricist
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">songwriter</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for lyricist that I've seen before include "Person who writes words for songs" , "Ira Gershwin, perhaps" , "Song writer -- it's Cyril (anag)" , "The one who writes the words for songs" , "Sit Cyril down - he's a songwriter" .)